In the end, we should not forget that playing football is our job. So people should accept that wages will always play a role in a player's decision-making.
Thomas Muller
Luck and misfortune are closely intertwined.
As a player, you never want a penalty shoot-out, because it is a lottery to some extent. You'd rather win in 90 minutes.
I have to work hard and give my all in games and training sessions.
I just try not to pretend to be something I'm not.
Football is the best team sport in the world, and it is good to hear that more and more kids are playing football in India.
The players who tend to make the difference are often great dribblers. Some are very fast; others have a repertoire of moves and feints. These players need to have great technique in order to be good dribblers. But I'm not a good dribbler.
'Space finder' is a phase I used in an interview one time, and it's followed me ever since.
Usually, I'm a very positive guy. I try to think about the next chance, the next game, the next opportunity to play well.
When I am tired, it is easy to say I need a backup - and if that only happens every three months, it's not ideal and also difficult for Mr. Backup.
I have spent much of my youth on artificial pitches. The body can feel a little heavier, but the ball is there quicker and cleaner.
You can't forget it is a business and not just playing football for a hobby.
While it would be lovely to play well every week, that is simply not going to happen.
When the team's not playing well offensively, it's always a problem for me because I'm not an individualistic player.
I am not a guy who gets scared.
At Bayern, the journey is always headed for titles.
I am Thomas Muller, and I want to be like me.
I play football because it the best thing on earth for me.
When we talk my biggest influence, I have to say Van Gaal. He threw me in the deep end.
Football is simple but very complicated.
As professionals, you always have to perform to the top of your ability.
I'm not a super dribbler.
Transfer fees don't show which player is better. It's only a number necessary for a club to get a player.
There is no room for selfish behaviour at Bayern.
Every good, successful player, especially an attacking player, has a well-developed sense of space and time.
You cannot plan for the Champions League: the competitors are always overwhelming. It is a big new challenge every year.
No player can rest on his laurels.
I have always said that I do not pay much attention to what is said. Not to the positive and not to the negative.
I like to be active in space in behind the opposition's midfield. That's where I can hurt the opponent most of all.
It is difficult to say how muscle injuries occur.
When a club has €200m left on its transfer budget in the final days of the transfer period, why shouldn't they make a higher bid when their initial €70m bid has been rejected?
If you make mistakes, it can cost you.
I think that Guardiola only wants victory and perfection.
When we're up 1-0 after 88 minutes, I don't sprint to the sidelines to take a throw-in - I expect that I and my team will be smart.
When our positioning and ball game and passing is not that good, then my game is struggling as well. I can score from set pieces and so on, but I have to be involved in the combinations, make my runs without the ball, go deep.
You can't compare my game with Messi's, Neymar's, or Cristiano Ronaldo's.
I became a professional footballer because I love football.
The titles that I have won at a young age are a further inspiration to work hard to continue to be successful.
For players, during our active career, it is always difficult to talk about coaches - whether it is former or a current.
There is no B-Team at Bayern Munich.
The pressure is always there with Bayern, but we can cope with it.
Van Gaal was always very intensive with his tactics. You had to work more with your head than your legs.
I know that I make technical mistakes from time to time. It's one of the aspects of my game that I've been working on for years. I think I've managed to reduce the number of those technical mistakes to a minimum, but occasionally, they happen. On the other hand, I do have moments of technical brilliance.
I like playing Italian teams. To me, they are the fairest sportsmen of them all. I don't agree with the Italy stereotypes - I trust in what I have experienced and witnessed.
You have to adapt and find your niche, in terms of the type of player you can become, both on and off the pitch. I always knew I'd have no chance against a 1.90m, 90kg defender in a duel, so the key is to avoid these situations altogether. You have to pick your space and time.
I'd be in the wrong job if I had to stand in front of the mirror and push myself to go to work every day.
I hate running.
What's good for you one day will not necessarily still be good for you the day after.
I know that a lot of German clubs are unhappy with the Premier League clubs' spending, but I think it is something good for all clubs in the end.
The wages that are being paid in the Premier League are very tempting. It would be hypocrisy to deny that.
